For HB Evidence and Inquiry Towards Reconstruction in Epistemology ‘Susan Haack Beacowcu DissesConiah © Suen Haack 1993, 1998 “Teg of Sean Haack 0 be ie asthor af his wok has een ‘Sra in seordnge ith the Copsrips Designs an Pens At 1986. Frat pub 1953 Reprinted 1998 Fut publhed in aprback 198 Reprinted 1995 (ie) 1996 ee, 1997, 1998, 198,201 ‘Blacksel Pulses La 106 Comey oss Ovord OX LF, UK ‘lace Publishes le 530 an Suet ‘Malden, Masachasets 02148, USA. Allies eerie. 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ISBN 0-631-11881-9B4) — ISBN 0631-19679-X (pK) I knowedge, Theory of 2 Evidence. 1 Tile DIL NISS 1993 sesso nese ar “ype in 10 125 Pano Sy Graphic Typeset Limited, Hong Kong Piste an bendy Aenea Pes, i, (ated, Toe & Wear “Thi book i printed on ake oper [et us remember how common the fly is, of faulty exreme into the oppose NY of sine fom one ‘Thomas Reid Eis onthe Ileus! Pres, vi, 4Contents Preface Inroduction 1 Foundatonalism versus Coberentism: # Dichotomy Disclaimed Foundational Undermined Coherentitm Discomposed FFoundherenti Ariclated ‘The Evidence of the Senses: Refutations and Conjectures [Naturalism Disambigusted ‘The Bridence Against Reiabilism Revolutionary Scietism Subvered Vulgar Pragmatism: an Unediving Prospect Foundherentm Ratified Notes [Bibliography of Works Cited Index 10 2 B 9s ne 139 158 182 203 Er] 235 2sPreface ‘This book has been many years inthe writing. Ie was begun, about decade ago atthe University of Warwick, and finished at the University of Miami ‘Substantial par ofthe final version ofthe book were completed with the help of Max Orovie awards from the University of Miami for the summers of 1991 and 1992. “The book daw upon, develop, substantially revises, and in some cnet putin, earer published work. Chapter | draws upon, and wobeantally revises, Theories of Kacwledge:en Analytic Framework’, Poedingr of the Arsalan Soi, 1982-3. Chapter 2 érav upon, and subeantally revises, some matecal ftom ‘C. I Lew in Amorcan Phisophy, ed, Marcus Singer, 1985. Chapter 4 is a development of “Double Aspect oundherenssm: a New Theory of Empirical justification’ delivered at the American Philosophical Associaton meetings in December 1991 and ublished in Phisophy and Phenomenological Razarch, 1993. Chapter 5 ‘raw on two pieces, Epstemology Wah a Knowing Subject, Review of ‘Maaplric, 1979, and "What i "the Problem of the Empirical Basis", land Does Johnny Wideawake Solve 10 Bish Jounal forthe Piso (of Scion, 1991. Chapter 6 supercedes “The Reievance of Paychology 10 Epistemology’, Mecaphiosopy, 1975, and goes beyond ‘The Two Faces of Quine’ Naturalis’, Shee, 1993. Chapters 8 and 9 both daw in ome measure upon ‘Recent Obituaries of Epistemology’, Amencan Phioophicl Quarry, 1990. Chapter 10 subsataly improves, hope, fon ‘Rebuilding the Ship Whe Saiing on the Water’ in Penpectives om (Quin, ede Barret and Gibson, 1990. would ke to express my thanks to all the many people who have helped me, in various ways and at various stages. For ft wring me tO ‘write a book on epistemology, to Nicholas Reschee, For reading andx Preface commenting with care and intelligence on large chunks of the mano- feript, #0 Mark Mot. For helpful correspondence, o W. P- Alston, Donald Campbell John Clendianen, Luciano Fond, Peter Hare, Disk Koppelberg, Henry Kybur, Rita Nolan, Hilary Purnam, Sidney Ratner, ral Roth, Ralph Sleeper, Emest Sos, and Andrew Swann ~ and to David Stove, addsonally, for supplying the splendid dntonve which now ‘opens chapter 9. For elpfl conventions, to A. Philip rite and David Miller at Warwick, and, at Miami, to Leonard Carrer, Edward Eewia, Alan Goldman, Harvey Siegel and Risto Filpinen ~ and to Howard Pospese, additionally, for his patience in teaching me to word-process. For helpful comment and cis, to the audiences who, over the Years heard various versions of various pars ofthis work ~and to the genera ‘ons of sents who learned epistemology with me. To Adan Larne, for a good-natured joke at my expense (Profestor Haack exponent of ‘the Neslopscc Typographical School of Philcsophy’) which Thave adopted 5 an accurnteseledeseripion. To Lucia Paine, forthe shrewd com- ‘ment about my spl of philosophizing which prompted me to adap a tide of Dewey’ for my subtle. To Lissee Cail, for wansforming my ‘ough shetches into artwork. To Mark Sucker, Kurt Erhard and Joanne ‘Waugh, for help with prootreading, foomotes and references. To Alison “Truc for het inteligent copyediting. ‘And most of al, to Howard Burdick ~ for everthing Introduction “his books intended a contusion tothe epinemoloy of ‘cal knowledge. e eae ‘Thre ae tong teed in psopy today matte hore to the ‘adtonal projec of pcemology, projec which «pat Camo of ‘oir, om ents ofthe nts evelopment in epi see OF neurphysilogy,thovgh rsa tiered neopragmat, fo ‘ower of the inet Par fabio, would havea beter ie ‘imme, fundamental miconesne. Tage. hope my abt fs aeedy made my ponton cle: what eptenolony bec not